A thrilling crime novel about old crimes and new consequences, this is the first in a new series by the worldwide bestseller Arnaldur Indridason
Arnaldur Indridason (Author)
Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and
critic before he began writing novels. His books have since sold
over 20 million copies worldwide. Outside Iceland, he is best known
for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur li, which are
consistent bestsellers across Europe. The series has won numerous
awards, including the Nordic Glass Key and the CWA Gold Dagger.
The Shadow District - the first book in the Reykjavik Wartime
Mystery series - won the Premio RBA de Novela Negra, the world's
most lucrative crime fiction prize.
Victoria Cribb (Translator)
Victoria Cribb has spent the last twenty-five years immersed in
Iceland's language and literature. After reading Old Icelandic at
Cambridge, she took an MA in Scandinavian Studies at University
College London and a BPhil in Icelandic at the University of
Iceland, before working in Iceland for a number of years as a
publisher, journalist and translator. Since 2002 she has lived in
London, working as a freelance translator, and currently also
teaches Icelandic at University College London and in Cambridge.
Her translations include The Blue Fox by Sj n and three novels in
collaboration with Olaf Olafsson, as well as countless other works
of fiction and non-fiction, published in books, anthologies and
magazines. At present she is translating the latest crime novel by
Arnaldur Indridason.
This atmospheric tale covering 7 years is beautifully told
*The Times*
Indridason is a skillful plotter with a firm grasp of how to tell a
story to keep the reader guessing… I will certainly look out the
next in the series
*Nudge*
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